YAKIMA – A Stage 1 burn ban for Klickitat, Kittitas, Chelan, Douglas and
Okanogan counties has been issued for 4 p.m. today, (Dec. 1, 2014) by the
Washington Department of Ecology. The ban will remain in place until further
notice. Air is expected to remain cold and stagnant over the next few days.

All outdoor burning – including residential, agricultural and forest burning
– is prohibited.

Under a Stage 1 ban the use of uncertified wood-burning devices – including
fireplaces, wood stoves and inserts – is prohibited unless they are a home’s
only adequate source of heat.